Module 5: Prediciting Peoples Behaviour

Question 1

What are factors that predict behaviour

Answer 1

Interpersonal attraction: proximity, interpersonal rewards, similarity, physical attractiveness

Question 2

What are the types of love

Answer 2

Passionate love, compassionate love, evolutionary perspective

Question 3

What are 3 levels of pro social behaviour

Answer 3

Micro-biological processes, development, personality factors, evolutionary theory

Meso-behaviours of helper-recipient dyads are studied according to specific situations

Macro-actions are examined wihtin the context of groups and organisations such as volunteering

Question 4

What is ethical hedonism

Answer 4

All behaviour, no matter how apparently alturistc is and should be designed to icnrease oens own pleasure or reduce ones own pain

Question 5

What are the 3 steps in the bystander intervention

Answer 5

1. Does the person notice the event
2. Does the person interpret the situation as an emergency
3. Does the person take personal responsibiltiy

Question 6

What is implicit association

Answer 6

Thoughts and feeling that are not accessible by simply asking a person to report them. It may be that people are unwilling to report what they think or feel or people may not be aware of everything they think or feel.

Question 7

Why are we succeptible to implicit biases

Answer 7

1. seeking our patterns
2. Automated tendency to take shortcuts
3. Biased by experiences and social conditioning